Shonbeh

For the administrative divisions, see Shonbeh and Tasuj District and Shonbeh Rural District.

Shonbeh (Persian: شنبه)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shonbeh and Tasuj District in Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran.^[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Shonbeh Rural District.^[7][b]

Shonbeh Persian: شنبه
City
Shonbeh
Coordinates: 28°23′40″N 51°45′51″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Dashti
District	Shonbeh and Tasuj
Established as a city	2009[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	2,747
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shonbeh's population was 2,414 in 505 households, when it was a village in Shonbeh Rural District.^[8] The census in 2011 counted 2,528 people in 609 households,^[9] by which time Shonbeh had been converted to a city.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,747 people in 760 households.^[4]

2013 Dashti County earthquake

Main article: 2013 Bushehr earthquake

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.^[10]

See also

Media related to Shonbeh at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Shanbeh; also known as Chambeh, Shamba, Shambeh, Shumbeb, and Shumbeh^[5]
2. Formerly Shonbeh and Tasuj Rural District^[6]